Is alexithymia a risk factor for major depression, personality disorder, or alcohol use disorders? A prospective population-based study

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 269-273

  Honkalampi, Kirsi ^a,b   Koivumaa Honkanen, Heli ^a,c,d   Lehto, Soili M ^a,e   Hintikka, Jukka ^a,e   Haatainen, Kaisa ^a   Rissanen, Teemu ^a   Viinamäki, Heimo ^a,e  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Kuopio Psychiatric Center   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d LAPLAND CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alexithymia; Depression; Personality; Population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MORBIDITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ALCOHOLISM; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77649317695     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.05.010     Document Type: Article

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